2013 OzAsia Festival to close with crazy Korean action as Extreme Jump flip out on the Festival Theatre Stage

As the 2013 OzAsia Festival draws to a triumphant close this weekend, the annual celebration of cultural diversity continues on its path to success, contributing cultural value to South Australia and shortening the bridge between our Asian neighbours. To date the Festival boasts nine sold out performances and events, great critical acclaim and audience feedback.

This Festival continues to increase its engagement with community groups, schools and businesses across with its various cultural offerings throughout the 19 day Festival.

This year's Festival played host to 28 performances and 47 events featuring 195 artists and presenters from across the globe and boasted 6 world premieres, 9 Australian premieres, 22 South Australian premieres, 24 Australian exclusives and 2 Adelaide exclusives with the spotlight on Malaysia. The Festival was once again proudly sponsored by Major Festival Partner Santos.

OzAsia Festival Director Jacinta Thompson says, "I am very proud that the OzAsia Festival continues to be embraced by so many audiences through the myriad of the Festival's artistic offerings. Ultimately this engages us all in the broader conversations about Australia's place in Asia and Asia's place in Australia. The Festival brings communities together to create shared understandings.

I am excited to announce that the 2014 OzAsia Festival will put the spotlight on Shandong Province,South Australia's sister state. A diverse array of traditional and contemporary work across all performing arts platforms."

Unfortunately due to extreme weather conditions this year's Moon Lantern Festival was cancelled. Despite the cancellation it did not detract from all of the hard work the 42 community groups and 9 schools had made in the lead up to the event. Their commitment will be rewarded when the lanterns are paraded on Monday September 8, 2014 when we can expect the Parade, a celebration of inclusiveness and a symbol of the harmony and brightness of our diverse community to be bigger than ever before.

It's not too late for audiences to soak up the rich and diverse offerings of Asia and its interactions with Australian with a wide variety of offerings on the final weekend.

Audiences should jump at the chance to see the incredible YEGAM Theatre Company on their return visit to Australia. Extreme Jump is performed by a sublime cast of gymnasts, acrobats and Tae Kwon Do masters with spot-on comical timing, their sight gags and pratfalls will make the whole family laugh out loud, 28 & 29 September, Festival Theatre.

Grab a bite to eat at Pasar Malam, a night market inspired by Penang, with something for everyone featuring rustic street food, live music, roving entertainment alongside an array of cultural goods, 28 September from 4 -8pm. While you're here check out DASH88's mural Slumbering Tiger Awakenslocated on the Adelaide Festival Centre car park wall.

Kamahl will be presenting My Music, My Life on 28 September at Her Majesty's Theatre, it will be a unique opportunity to spend an evening with the velvet voiced national icon.

Don't miss the final performances from UK's leading audio-visual artists The Light Surgeons, Super Everything is a pioneering live music and cinema performance, 27 & 28 September Space Theatre.

And if you haven't had a chance to indulge in the cultural offerings of the Festival, check out a film this weekend at OzAsia On Screen at the Mercury Cinema. Or attend the many FREE visual arts exhibitions which remain on show to the public: Made in China, Australia an exhibition and multi-generational exploration of the Chinese Australian Diaspora is in the Artspace and runs until 20 October. Head down to the Nexus Multicultural Arts Centre Gallery to see Adelaide based international artist Daniel Connell's animated drawn portraits of young Malaysian students SOUTH (south) EAST runs until 4 October.

My Beautiful Cha Chaan Teng showcases Australian photographer Rick Martin's stunning series of black and white photographs of Hong Kong cafés in the Festival Theatre Foyer until 20 October. The Visionary Lights an exhibition focusing on Malaysia and the unique connection between Adelaide and our sister city Penang, Festival Theatre Foyer until 29 September.

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